MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	318% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '21 at 02:12
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 159 2-Core 320 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 627 8-Core 1,202 109% 914 Pts	64-Core 2,151 133% 2,151 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Asus(1043 04E2) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 139 Parallax 199 117% 161 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 140 Splatting 93.1 93% 116 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 841GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2049 1706 1712 1719 1723 1718 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	318% Outstanding	Read 2016 Write 2,366 Mixed 1,859 SusWrite 1,771 452% 2,003 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 74.7 260% 96.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,220 DQ Write 977 DQ Mixed 1,110 828% 1,102 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 347%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 231GB free Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 215 214 206 211 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 1,021 Write 682 Mixed 615 SusWrite 229 141% 637 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 55 193% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 659 DQ Write 520 DQ Mixed 403 352% 527 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 144%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 112GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 154 154 154 154 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 484 Mixed 413 SusWrite 188 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 54.1 182% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 348 263% 353 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 172 175 175 175 177 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 130 Mixed 85.3 SusWrite 174 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 167 167 167 167 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 159 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 166 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 234% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 929GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 102 102 103 102 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 102 Write 70.9 Mixed 61.6 SusWrite 101 62% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 63%
Mass Storage Device 126GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 117GB free, PID 1212 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 16 15 16 16 15 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 18.7 Write 9.7 Mixed 18 SusWrite 15.6 20% 15.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 4.1 282% 4.4 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,689 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 28.2 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 44.3 SC Mixed 30.6 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 118%

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C79) Builds (Compare 16,480 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI - $271

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,896x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,077x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,720x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,026x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,766x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,242x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,401x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	618x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	562x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	772x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	521x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	487x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,058

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16